Literary and Informational Terms

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Research

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Gather information of a certain subject

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Gather

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To bring together; collect

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Best Supports

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Shows that is true or correct

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Statement

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Sentence

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Provides

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To give support

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Explanation

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A statement that makes something clear

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Phrase

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A piece of a statement

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Detail

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Extra information supporting the main idea

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Main Idea / Central Idea

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What the text is all about

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Source

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A writing about a topic